UK formally joins CPTPP to little fanfare and low expectations | Nikkei Asia

“The impact appears mainly cosmetic, for the U.K. to show it did a trade deal after Brexit,” said Chris Devonshire-Ellis, chairman of Dezan Shira & Associates, an advisory firm that works with investors across Asia. “No one in Asia is taking the pact very seriously.”

UK formally joins CPTPP to little fanfare and low expectations | Nikkei Asia

“The impact appears mainly cosmetic, for the U.K. to show it did a trade deal after Brexit,” said Chris Devonshire-Ellis, chairman of Dezan Shira & Associates, an advisory firm that works with investors across Asia. “No one in Asia is taking the pact very seriously.”